diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
index df6e08aaad57..14eb9d52742e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ struct svc_rdma_write_info {
 	unsigned int		wi_next_off;
 
 	struct svc_rdma_chunk_ctxt	wi_cc;
-	struct work_struct	wi_work;
 };
 
 struct svc_rdma_send_ctxt {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c
index 402e2ceca4ff..cca8ec973de4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c
@@ -236,19 +236,10 @@ svc_rdma_write_info_alloc(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
 	return info;
 }
 
-static void svc_rdma_write_info_free_async(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct svc_rdma_write_info *info;
-
-	info = container_of(work, struct svc_rdma_write_info, wi_work);
-	svc_rdma_cc_release(info->wi_rdma, &info->wi_cc, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-	kfree(info);
-}
-
 static void svc_rdma_write_info_free(struct svc_rdma_write_info *info)
 {
-	INIT_WORK(&info->wi_work, svc_rdma_write_info_free_async);
-	queue_work(svcrdma_wq, &info->wi_work);
+	svc_rdma_cc_release(info->wi_rdma, &info->wi_cc, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	kfree(info);
 }
 
 /**